The Angel and The Shadow

Disclaimer: I do not own Galactik Football or anything afflicted with Galactik Football.

Show: Galactik Football

Pairing(s): Sinedd x Tia (Major), Micro-Ice x Yuki (Minor), D'jok x Mei (Minor) and Rocket x Tia (Depending on how you look at it, minor)

Genre: Romantic with possible doses of Angst, Tragedy, Drama, Action and Humor.

Chapter 1: Empty Hearts and Heart's Desire

It was 2:00 am at Genesis Stadium. The rooms of the Snow Kids were dead silent apart from the sound of the occasional man-made wind from the air conditioners echoing through the corridors. One Snow Kid however, was not asleep.

"I love you Tia. I always will, forever and forever."

Tears fell down from Tia's angelic, emerald green eyes as she heard those words. She stopped the camera to wipe her tears and tried to restrain herself from sobbing again. Ever since Rocket had been banned temporarily from the Galactik Football Cup, she hadn't seen him at all and her heart yearned to be in his arms again. As the days went by, she became more and more heartbroken. Tia loved Rocket with all her heart and the fact that he didn't make an effort to visit her saddened and depressed Tia deeply. She bit her sweet lips slightly as her attempts to restrain herself from sobbing were becoming futile. She didn't want to wake up Mei who was only across the room.

"It wouldn't be fair to wake up Mei again. I've woken her up five times already in the past two weeks……" thought Tia as she cuddled a plush rabbit that Rocket won for her in a fair three months ago. Mei was breathing softly as she was in her own gentle slumber, no doubt dreaming about her and D'jok's romantic walk on the beach next to Genesis's filtered sea water. "I should probably get to sleep…The match against the Pirates is tomorrow and training starts at 7:00am" thought Tia, placing the camera into a drawer in a small and smooth white bedside table. Tia quickly fell asleep and her memories of her and Rocket was playing in her mind like a movie.

Sinedd lifted the silky blanket off him and sat up. He let out a sigh as he was yet again unable to sleep. Recently, Sinedd had been unable to sleep and whenever he did get to sleep, nightmares often plagued him. Getting up and off his bed, he grabbed a black long-sleeved shirt and put it on over his plain navy vest and also put on some slightly faded black jeans. Sinedd left his room and quietly sneaked down the corridor. If Artegor caught him sneaking at this time, he'd fly off the handle again like he did last time. "I don't care what Artegor says! I do what I want. It's always been that way…" thought Sinedd as those words burned through his mind.

After successfully sneaking out of the hotel, Sinedd wandered around the near empty 'districts' of Genesis and was at an area where Sinedd often went to watch the clouds or the stars depending on what time of the day it was. Sinedd laid down on the light green grass which smelt slightly like the land of the Wamba's planet and watched the stars which shined brighter then the lights of Genesis Stadium. This beautiful sight was one of the only things on Genesis that wasn't man-made.

"Sinedd……Sinedd, honey?"

Sinedd sat up suddenly as he heard a woman's voice. "What was that?" Sinedd asked himself as he looked around.

"Sinedd, my son...I'm over here…Please turn around so I can see your beautiful eyes…"

Sinedd cautiously turned around and he felt like he skipped a heartbeat. He saw a vision of his mother. She had silky raven black hair, a slim figure and a face of an angel. "Is that you……Mother?" asked Sinedd.

"Yes Sinedd, my darling son. It is me. Your father is here too…" said the woman as a man appeared next to her.

"Hello son. You really have grown since you were a baby." said the man in a slightly rough but calming voice with a small grin.

"F-father?" said Sinedd in a hopeful voice. He felt like there was something in his throat. His parents were right in front of him. Whether or not it was real, Sinedd did not care. Tears of joy crept down his dark eyes. Those tears of joy however, became tears of sorrow.

"Sinedd, my baby!" shouted the woman as both of them died ruthlessly and faded before his eyes.

"No! No!!" shouted Sinedd as sharp surges of pain entered his mind. "Mother! Father!" Sinedd screamed in pain as he clutched his head. The Smog was acting up and was visible around him as he yearned for his heart's desire. His own parents whom he lost to the war. Eventually, the Smog stopped acting up and Sinedd was lying on the grass with tears falling down his eyes and his hands clutching his raven black hair. "Why……why…….?" Sinedd whispered as he pounded the ground a few times.

Will Tia ever see Rocket again? If not, will she ever be able to get over him? Will Sinedd be able to open his heart to someone? How will the Snow Kids fare against the Pirates? Find out on the next chapter!

Well, that is my first story that I have put on this site. I really hope you like what I've written so far and I'll be writing the next chapter very soon. Reviews and Constructive Criticism are very welcome! I would really like to know what you people think!